Police declare suspicious packages sent to Bank of England as safe
Police declared safe two suspicious packages sent to the Bank of England on Friday and said cordons closing off nearby roads had been lifted.
UK opposition Labour party urges PM May to change her EU deal
Britain’s opposition Labour Party, which is holding talks with Prime Minister Theresa May in an effort to find a way out of the Brexit impasse, urged her on Friday to offer a real change to her EU withdrawal deal.
Hundreds of thousands of Algerians march for sweeping change
Hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding radical change marched through Algiers for a seventh successive Friday, as Algeria’s spy chief was reportedly fired in a further sign of high-level turbulence after the veteran president resigned.
U.N. chief ‘deeply concerned’ after meeting Libya commander advancing on capital
The U.N. secretary-general said he is “deeply concerned” after meeting eastern commander Khalifa Haftar in Libya on Friday to try to avert renewed civil war as his forces advanced on Tripoli to challenge the internationally recognized government.
Mayor of Latvian capital suspended over suspected misuse of public funds
Latvia’s government has suspended Riga mayor Nils Usakovs, who is also the opposition’s main candidate in next month’s European Parliament elections, on suspicion of misusing more than $20 million of public funds.
Haftar told U.N.’s Guterres that Tripoli operation will continue: al-Arabiya
Eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar told U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres that his operation towards Tripoli will continue until terrorism has been defeated, Al-Arabiya TV reported on Friday.
Netanyahu falls behind in Israel polls but still holds path to stay in power
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fallen behind his main challenger in opinion polls ahead of next week’s Israeli election but still has an easier path to form a government that would keep him in power for a record fifth term.
Russia’s WTO ‘national security’ victory cuts both ways for Trump
Russia won a dispute about “national security” at the World Trade Organization on Friday, in a ruling over a Ukrainian transit dispute that may also affect global automobile tariffs that could be imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
U.S. wants Romania to find vandals who destroyed Jewish tombstones
The United States on Friday condemned the vandalising of a Jewish cemetery in Romania’s eastern town of Husi, where 73 tombstones were found destroyed by unidentified perpetrators, and urged authorities to bring those responsible to justice.
Fitch says 737 Max grounding to hurt Asian airline industry more in second quarter
Fitch Ratings said on Friday the impact on the airline industry in Asia from the grounding of Boeing 737 Max jets has been muted so far but may worsen in the second quarter of 2019.
